Discover Your Second Life

AAIM Conference 2009

Second Life
Download Second Life

Getting Started Guide

http://static-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/Second_Life_Quickstart.pdf

Second Life Locations on the Web

Alliance Virtual Library
SLurl A wikispace from Annette Lamb containing links, advice, and a Newbie Field Trip for you to take in SL.
http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Virtual_Worlds

Educator Events In-World

Chicago Public Schools Department of Libraries and Information Services in Second Life
CPS Event Listing
ISTE in Second Life
Discovery Educator Newtwork: Second Life
ISTE Events in Second Life
DEN in Second Life (Google Groups - Listserv)

Videos

SLurls to Visit In-World

NOAA http://slurl.com/secondlife/Meteora/177/161/27
NASA http://slurl.com/secondlife/NASA%20CoLab/222/218/2
ALA http://slurl.com/secondlife/ALA%20Island/128/103/29
Chicago Public SchoolsDept. of Libraries and Information Sciences http://slurl.com/secondlife/Chicago%20Public%20Schools/84/158/22

Groups to Join In-World

ISTE http://slurl.com/secondlife/ISTE%20Island/92/83/30
Discovery Educator Network http://slurl.com/secondlife/Eduisland%20II/44/60/2

Newbie Advice

Living Virtually
CyFishy Traveler's Absolute Newbie's Guide to Second Life

Freebie Blogs

http://secondlife24h.com/
http://slgooddeals.blogspot.com/

Remember: Everyone has been a newbie. Ask questions...other avatars will be glad to help. Search TeacherTube, YouTube, and Internet sites (blogs and wikis) to help you. You will find MANY forms of help.